TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2011

HUMAN TARGET UPCOMING EPISODES

Fox has released a gallery of images from "Marshall Pucci," the Season 2 finale of Human Target scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 9 p.m.

Here's how Fox describes the episode:

"Chance's investigation into Ilsa's late husband's past uncovers a web of deception and lies that may tear the team part forever."

Click on the thumbnails for larger images from the episode.

Fox has released four images from "The Trouble with Harry," the Wednesday, Feb. 2 episode.

Here's how Fox describes the epiosde:

"Chance is reunited with Harry (guest-star Tony Hale) when he is hired to protect the girlfriend of a rival security agency owner. Meanwhile, Ilsa must go into the field on a mission for the first time, and two team members get closer than ever."

Click on the thumbnails below for larger images.

GREEN LANTERN MOVIE TOYS

Warner Bros. Consumer Products has announced it is teaming up with a group of global licensees at Toy Fair in support of Green Lantern movie to be released on June 17.

The products are highlighted by DC Entertainment's master licensee, Mattel.

"Green Lantern is among the greatest super hero characters in popular culture, and we are proud to unveil a merchandise program befitting this Summer's highly anticipated film as well as the perennial comic book franchise," said Karen McTier, Executive Vice President of Domestic Licensing and Worldwide Marketing for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. "Led by an incredible toy line from Mattel, fans of all ages around the world will be able to capture the excitement of Green Lantern."

Mattel's toy line debut will include including the Green Lantern Ring Blast Jet Figure & Vehicle, the Green Lantern Battle Shifters Figures, and the Green Lantern Movie Masters Figures, as well as engaging role-play items including the Green Lantern Colossal Cannon Blaster. Mattel's multi-category toy line includes basic and deluxe action figures, figure/vehicles and role play, along with playsets, games, puzzles and vehicles. Each basic action figure comes complete with a Green Lantern ring.

"On their first official assignment Ð a covert recon mission to the Venom-producing island of Santa Prisca -- the team finds itself caught in a struggle between the deadly Bane and cult leader Kobra for possession of something far worse than they suspected.

IMAGE COMICS FIRST LOOKS

For covers and four- to five-page previews of Image Comics titles arriving in stores on Jan. 26, CLICK HERE.

AVATAR PRESS FOR APRIL

BRIEFLY

* The Human Torch dies in Fantastic Four #587, Marvel Comics has confirmed.

"Whether the Human Torch comes back or not is really a question that will be answered in time," Marvel's Joe Quesada told the Associated Press, which broke the story late Monday night. "While I will never discount that a character can come back from the dead because it is one of the staples of comic book story telling. I'm not going to tell you if he will, or when he will and if he does, how he will, but I can assure you that it's going to be very, very interesting and not what anyone expects."

"Jonathan Hickman (writer of Fantastic Four) came to us two years ago with a vision for evolving the characters and concepts introduced to fans 50 years ago in Fantastic Four #1 Ð and quite frankly his vision blew us away," said editor Tom Brevoort. "The death of the Human Torch is the first major move in this incredibly exciting evolution of the legendary Fantastic Four franchise and a necessary part of the larger story we will be telling featuring the beloved characters moving forward."

Marvel has released art from the issue. Click on the thumbnails for larger images.

* Marvel Comics has released a preview of Thor #620. To view the preview, CLICK HERE.

* Iron Man 2 earned an Academy Award nomination for Visual Effects. Its competition includes Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Hereafter and Inception.

APRIL SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUP

For previously posted April solicitations, click on the publishers' names below: